When we in bleakest winter wait, when rain falls hard, where shivering bones meet in the clutches of sodden graves. Where we in bleakest winter wait. By wooden steps, fields, muddied green and brown, drenched toes watered in our wake. Tarred lungs moan heavy breathes ghostly dim. Petal…
One of my favourite London galleries, Pace are gearing up to present works from New York based artist Joel Shapiro this May. And as ever I am just a little bit excited. Founded in Boston in 1960, Pace Gallery has become a global phenomenon with galleries based in Beijing, Hong…
Since time began we have been hot on the heels of the world’s best sunglasses designers. From New York to London, we’ve been traipsing around the world to find the best designer sunnies for men money can buy. Trying different frames, lenses and looks to find the ultimate summer shades. And we…
Where we eat and entertain… Dining rooms are a focal point in any house. They bring family and friends together on grand occasions and are our venerated chambers of celebration when the cauldrons are fired. Held in such high esteem, the importance of these rooms ought to be reflected in…
I think that people often misuse the term contemporary. They believe it to mean the current zeitgeist; what’s happening in the present, right here, right now. Of this very moment. Sadly what they’re misunderstanding is the fact that contemporary design, be it fashion or art, sits on the shoulders of the…
I am infatuated with Timorous Beasties design studio and I don’t think it will be a passing crush. Around since 1990, Timorous Beasties have perfected an intoxicating blend of old-school craftsmanship and classic design iconography with a very modern, Glaswegian gutsiness and vitality. The resulting products are both fresh and enduring, and…
There is an indifference to you. A pernicious contempt for your desires, and a deep unhappiness with your need to permeate my brain. I find myself sleep walking through the throes of your passion, unable to allow you that sceptred place in my mind. Though echoes of your beauty find…
It’s a cold night in Calais. The sodium lights glow overhead and breaths fog from the mouths of those around you. Your eyes shift along the frozen railway lines, and the abandoned trains which lay in wait. You wonder whether this is your time, whether you’ll finally get through or…
